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- catalog abstract "Presents a reprint of the text of first American edition of Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", wherein a nineteenth-century mechanic suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in King Arthur's Britain. Includes original illustrations by Daniel Beard and contains critical reviews and essays.".
- catalog abstract "Study of a medieval supercommentary on Kāśikā, 7th century commentary on Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī, Sanskrit grammar, by Vāmana and Jayāditya.".
- catalog abstract "Verse work on Vedic phonology and manual for chanting Taittiriya recension of the Yajurveda.".
- catalog abstract "1410 references to published literature in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, and Portuguese. 12 annotators wrote the abstracts and prepared a subject index. Alphabetical arrangement by primary authors. Each entry gives bibliographical information and abstract. Subject and additional author index.".
- catalog abstract "The oild market in the 1980s is the first study to introduce a model for predicting the oil market based on an assessment of both political and economic issues. Beginning with a history of the major events in the international oil market during the last two decades, Aperjis discusses the political formation of OPEC. He then develops a composite supply curve for OPEC by dividing the OPEC countries into four different subgroups according to geographical characteristics of their oild reserves and the economic and political conditions prevailing in each country. The final OPEC oil policy emerges as a compromise among the different policies of the four subgroups.".
- catalog abstract "This mildly critical overview of U.S. military capabilities and future defense needs is presented here with competence and balance. It is probably useful for the general audience for which it is apparently intended. Those more steeped in defense issues will find little that is new in detail or analysis. - Robert E. Osgood, foreignaffairs.com".
- catalog abstract "In this engaging personal narrative, biologist Fred Gehlbach describes the stability and changes of the past century in the Borderlands' climate, landforms, and natural communities and in its distinctive plants and vertebrates.".
- catalog abstract "A comprehensive look at 40 years of low-budget productions in nine categories: thrillers, series and serials, Westerns, horrors, science fiction, B movies at war, musicals and comedies, epics and costume dramas, and teen torment.".
- catalog abstract "Synthèse concernant les causes, le diagnostic et l'aspect curatif.".
- catalog abstract "Presents information on key terrorist organizations. Includes names of leaders, financiers, a chart of the international terrorist network and describes tactics and weapons.".
- catalog abstract "Investigates the military, political, and historical remifications of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, examining the unpreparedness of the United States, the cover-up following the disaster, and other important aspects of the attack and its effects.".
- catalog abstract "Spanning Samuel Clemens's adult life -- from his eighteenth year until his death at seventy-four -- these marvelous letters provide an incomparable purview of their author's psyche and genius. They also serve as a second and even more intimate autobiography as we follow his career from typesetter to riverboat pilot, frontier miner, newspaper correspondent, world traveler, and eminently successful lecturer and author. There are also revealing insights into the highs and lows of his personal life as a free-wheeling bachelor, a loving husband, and a father destined to suffer shattering losses. - Jacket flap.".
- catalog abstract "The tale of two decades in Montgomery Alabama-- a world where all is not what it seems. Meet Hortensia Reedmuller Banastre, a beautiful woman entrenched on old money, white magnolia and a loveless marriage-- until she meets an utterly gorgeous young prizefighter. Amid such memorable characters as Banana Mae Parker and Blue Rhonda Latrec (two first-class whores) and Reverend Linton Ray (who wears his clerical collar too tightly for anyone's good), Hortensia struggles to survive the hurricane of emotions caused by her scandalous love.".
- catalog abstract "Includes material by Edmund Burke, T.S. Eliot, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Southey, Macaulay, James Fenimore Cooper, Benjamin Disraeli, John Henry Newman, Walter Bagehot, Henry Adams, Paul Elmer More, Freya Stark, and others.".
- catalog abstract "Background papers for the sixty-first American Assembly held at Arden House, Harriman, New York, from November 12 to 15, 1981.".
- catalog abstract "Une joyeuse moribonde. "Monologue serré, compact, lyrique et obsessionnel, de la romancière elle-même qui agonise" en l'an 2000 dans une chambre d'hôpital, selon Garcin qui a aimé cette "agonie radieuse". Jean Freustié est beaucoup plus circonspect. Il parle de long "délire enchanté" de souvenirs, souvenirs d'un écrivain [...]".".
- catalog abstract "Study of Upanayana (initation rite) ordained for some Hindu castes.".
- catalog abstract "A young man and his elephant join a guerilla unit in fighting the French troops in Viet Nam during the late 1940's.".
- catalog abstract "A devotional poem by a Digambara propounding Jain fundamentals. The palm leaf manuscript was found in 1968 in Ahmedabad.".
- catalog abstract "Study conducted in 1976 in the Badgaon Development Block, Rajasthan, India.".
- catalog abstract "Selected translation of Kempō Chōsakai hōkokusho.".
- catalog abstract "Articles on the life and work of Jabès.".
- catalog abstract "Bundeling van vragen die in het gelijknamige radioprogramma van de NCRV door luisteraars werden gesteld.".
- catalog abstract "This index is "at once a register of principle subjects and topics within the field of German culture in America, an index of names, of authors, co-authors, compilers, editors, and translators, and a geographical index to German culture in the several cities and states."--Introd.".
- catalog abstract "In 20th century literature, a kind of fiction has come much to the fore where the narrator discusses his own craft and frequently addresses the reader. However, Laurence Sterneʼs Tristram Shandy may serve as a striking example of the fact that metafiction is no modern phenomenon. Metafiction has been criticized for solipsism and regarded as a final proof of ʼthe novel no longer novelʼ. Discussing works of three contemporary novelists, Nobokov, Barth and Beckett, and Sterneʼs eighteenth century novel, the author argues that with their tricks, parodies and humour (humor) the metafictionists are concerned with a central human problem: communication. Should literature entertain, come up with ideas about the meaning of existence or give the reader a purely aesthetic experience? The four novelists examined in this study give different and rather exciting answers to these questions and to the problem of bringing their intentions across to the reader. Book cover.".
- catalog abstract "Commemoration volume for Suniti Kumar Chatterji, 1890-1977, Indian polymath; comprises papers, most on linguistics.".
- catalog abstract "Three lectures on Vedic phonology, western interpretations of the Vedas, and semantics of the Mīmāṃsā school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Suggestion for the creation of ombudsman in India.".
- catalog abstract "Study of the social system as the factors affecting the role performance of the agricultural extension workers in Delhi and Haryana.".
- catalog abstract "On the rivalry of two chiefs of the Maratha confederacy over the political hold of Rajasthan, 1743-1818.".
- catalog abstract "Study on Buddhism in Arunachal Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Treatise, with commentary, on Sanskrit poetics.".
- catalog abstract "Grammar of Gadaba language spoken in and around Salur, Srikulam District, Andhra Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "The creator of Equus enters the world of Vienna in the time of Mozart, where the court musician Salieri reconstructs his efforts to destroy his archrival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart--efforts that build to a chilling conclusion.".
- catalog abstract "This two-volume set presents a collection of the personal, written correspondence of Lord Byron (1788-1824). Literary legend has it that Byron left behind the beginnings of an autobiography, but that his publisher destroyed it after his death because he found it too shocking. The author of this book comes as close as anyone can to salvaging what was lost by the alleged actions of one overcautious publisher. Drawing on letters from Byron's pre-Harrow days to those written in the weeks before his death, this work pieces together the extraordinary story of Byron's life as told by himself. As Byron records his thoughts as a schoolboy, man-of-the-world, rake and womanizer, literary sensation, and poet-in-exile, he reveals the rebellious, warm-hearted, disorderly, fun-loving, and neurotic sides to his private character. This 2-volume set conveys how his writing, veering from racy vulgarity to polished eloquence, vividly evokes the worlds in which he lived -- London and Venetian high society, the Swiss and Italian countryside, and the Greek war tents at Missolonghi. It also includes Byron's journals reprinted in full.".
- catalog abstract "This book provides an up-to-date and critical review of the recent history and current status of the main economic institutions affecting international trade and relations. The authors emphasise the economic effectiveness or otherwise of such bodies as GATT, IMF, EEC, UNCTAD and the World Bank, but take account of the political factors present in both the initial 'design' and in the way that the institutions have developed. In particular, the book analyses the changed degree of dominance which the USA has been able to exert on the international community.".
- catalog abstract "The wife of a successful lawyer in 1930s Kansas City, India Bridge, tries to cope with her dissastisfaction with an easy, though empty, life.".
- catalog abstract "Connie Ramos, a woman in her mid-thirties, has been declared insane. But Connie is overwhelmingly sane, merely tuned to the future, and able to communicate with the year 2137. As her doctors persuade her to agree to an operation, Connie struggles to force herself to listen to the future and its lessons for today ...".
- catalog abstract "An $11,000 farm house becomes a dream house costing $56,263.97.".
- catalog abstract "Discusses Canadian province reactions to Quebec's position on substantial changes in Canadian government constitutional arrangements.".
- catalog abstract "Reproduction of original log book of the Scoresbys' (father and son) farthest north sailing record which stood for many years. Records the day-to-day incidents of a typical wooden sailing ship engaged in the commercial enterprise of the Greenland whale fishery.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of short poems, mainly on themes suggested by the natural world.".
- catalog abstract "A Nigerian boy finds his life in danger when he tries to help a prosperous trader track down the persons responsible for sabotaging his horse racing and tin mining businesses.".
- catalog abstract "Through the combined research in published and unpublished documents and the interviews of nearly thirty people who either remembered things or had been told things by older relatives, the author sheds new light on Crazy Horse and his people.".
- catalog abstract ""This edition of Marvell's complete poems is based on a detailed study of the extant manuscripts, with modern translations provided for Marvell's Greek and Latin poems. It also includes a chronology, further reading, appendices, notes, and indexes of titles and first lines, with a new introduction by Jonathan Bate."--Jacket.".
- catalog abstract "Study of the Korwa community in southern Bihar, India.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed articles on the battle of Haldighati, between Mughals and Rajputs, in 1576".
- catalog abstract "Hindu dramaturgical approach to theater.".
- catalog abstract "Introducing this edition, Gary Taylor shows how Shakespeare shaped his historical material, examines controversial critical interpretations, discusses the play's fluctuating fortunes in performance, and analyses the range and variety of Shakespeare's characterization. The first Folio text is radically rethought, making original use of the First Quarto (1600).".
- catalog abstract "In 1850 John Payne Collier was acclaimed as a man of prodigious learning. A decade later, he was almost universally despised, accused of outrageous crimes and deceptions, condemned to live another twenty years in disgrace and unremitting self-recrimination. -- from first chapter.".
- catalog abstract "The real-life murder of Hollywood actor Sal Mineo in the late 1970s is the inspiration for this novel about the fantasy of Hollywood glamour and the fascination of Americans with celebrities.".
- catalog abstract "Explores the wide range of experiences suffered by children during the Holocaust, including their lives in the Nazi ghettos and concentration camps, as well as years spent hiding in the forests ... Passing as Aryans, or living under the protection of righteous gentiles. chapters 6 and 7 explore children's diaries, including Anne Frank's, and written testimonies by children.".
- catalog abstract "Inventory of ordinances from the Casa de Contratación de las Indias.".
- catalog abstract "Collection of studies examining the social impact of resource extraction on small communities in Canada.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of his anecdotes with notes and sources.".
- catalog abstract "Récit montagnais en six épisodes, puisé dans la littérature orale (mythes, contes et légendes) des autochtones de l'Amérique du Nord. Il exprime "ce qu'il y a de plus fondamental pour l'être humain: ses conceptions de la vie et de la mort, ses diverses croyances religieuses, ses joies, ses peines et toutes ses préoccupations quotidiennes". Le lecteur sera aussi intéressé par les informations concernant la fabrication du canot, de la raquette, de la toboggan et de l'habitation. Un texte allègre, didactique, doublé d'illustrations descriptives.".
- catalog abstract "Contes, pom̈es, lǧendes et souvenirs d'une femme de bc︣heron, ně en 1910 au Lac Saint-Jean, installě en Abitibi ̉partir de la Crise de 1936. [SDM].".
- catalog abstract ""... The choice of reproductions matches the judiciousness of the format selected. Text and illustrations are well integrated. The 250 reproductions have been chosen from fifty-two Canadian, American, and European private and public collections. Many are familiar to archivists and historians, but others such as drawings by Father Claude Chauchetikre of La Prairie and Louis Nicolas are refreshingly new. All are reproduced to the highest technical standards. It is a delight not only to be able to read the writing on many maps but also to see their subtle colour shading, especially for exquisite specimens such as the "Cantino" map (1502), Pierre Descellier's 1546 map of the world, or Mercator's map of the north pole (1595). Paintings are handsomely reproduced, while seals and medals have been so well photographed that their details are almost revealed to the same sharpness as the engravings that are included. Manuscripts and printed matter can generally be read with little more difficulty than in the original. As well, the English translation reads with the accuracy and sure prose that we have come to expect from an accomplished translator like John Flinn, but our multicultural heritage would be enhanced if we abandoned anglicized names such as John Cabot in favour of the original, Giovanni Caboto. Andre Vachon is clearly traditional in his choice of theme, selection of material, and the historical methods that he adopts. He expounds an older interpretation that accounted for the expansion of New France in terms of missionary zeal, the geographic imperative, economic necessity, and military security. Nothing is said that reflects the historical revisionism of the last two decades with its emphasis on self-interest and the personal pecuniary motive. The heroes are familiar: Cartier, Champlain, Talon, and Laval, but not Frontenac. The author raises no serious doubts about the desire on the part of these individuals for the expansion of New France, but he is forced to admit that by 1700 the colony had become too big and too fragile. Hardly a soul is criticized in the entire text. The general reader might be amused by knowing how cunning Amerindians duped Jacques Cartier or that Champlain never learned an Indian language and judged their conduct by the standards of French law rather than according to native customs he could never appreciate. ..."-- from review by T.A. Crowley ://journals.sfu.ca/archivar/index.php/archivaria/article/view/12657/13822.".
- catalog abstract "Biographie succincte de cette grande dame, "championne des droits de la femme bien avant que le féminisme ne soit à la mode, candidate de gauche dans un Québec qui pensait solidement à droite, (...) véritable ferment dans la société québécoise et canadienne" (P.E. Trudeau).".
- catalog abstract ""Review : 'Inspired by an exhibit of artifacts from the fur trade of the 1700s, this fascinating and attractive catalog includes a history of the fur trade and essays on various aspects of the early cross-cultural contacts between Indians and whites. Photos of tools, clothing, and trade items shown in the exhibit are accompanied by beautiful reproductions of 18th-century paintings and drawings, some in color.'- American West, September/October 1982 ;Product Description : Illustrated catalog for an exhibit traces the exchange of North American furs for European manufactured goods."--Amazon.com.".
- catalog abstract "Un guide d'ambiance qui, sans chercher à rivaliser avec les encyclopédiques "Guides bleus", n'en fournit pas moins toute l'information de base nécessaire à la préparation et au déroulement d'un voyage. Présentation du cadre géographique, aperçu de la population, de l'histoire et des modes d'expression culturelle. Renseignements pratiques. Itinéraires commentés.".
- catalog abstract "This is the story of an ascent to power, with no pretense to complete biography. My purpose is to draw an informed, thoughtful portrait of the relatively unknown man who became Secretary of State in the Reagan administration and who moved through the highest levels of American government for more than a decade before. It is a portrayal of who he is, what he represents, and how he rose to high office; of the forces and experiences that shaped him; of the quality of his mind and of his public service; of what we might expect of a career and potential still unfinished. The narrative traces the general's progress to the Senate confirmation in early 1981, and deals only incidentally with the events of the first year in the State Department. - Preface.".
- catalog abstract "Exposition of the early 20th century British policy on India, as reflected in the translated selections from the confidential reports of the Russian Consulate, Calcutta, 1912-1917.".
- catalog abstract "Liola's husband is living with another woman and her mother is dying. This is a story of life in Russia and of meditation on life and death.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed papers.".
- catalog abstract "Contributed papers presented at a seminar organized by the International Institute of Tamil Studies, Madras, in 1978.".
- catalog abstract "On the life and works of Śaṅkarācārya, exponent of the Advaita school in Hindu philosophy.".
- catalog abstract "Critical interpretation of twenty-eight Vedic words, supplementing the Paninian school of Sanskrit grammar.".
- catalog abstract "Story based on the author's early life.".
- catalog abstract "This monograph grew out of various discussions among members of the board of trustees, executive committee, and staff of Freedom House, as we debated the appropriate American policy responses to the Soviet power challenge in the weeks following the brutal invasion of Afghanistan.".
- catalog abstract "Ile du Saint-Laurent au large de Montmagny, La Grosse-Ile, en tant que station de quarantaine au 19e siècle et au début du 20e, renferme en son sein la dépouille de milliers d'immigrants. Une grand-mère qui y a vécu son enfance évoque ses souvenirs et rapporte ce qu'elle sait et ce qu'elle a entendu raconter de l'histoire de l'île.".
- catalog abstract "Collection of essays, some previously published, relating to the social, economic, and political development of Ecuador.".
- catalog abstract "Study of inscriptions in Śāradā script used for writing Sanskrit and vernaculars in Kashmir.".
- catalog abstract "On a folk ballad, with text, from Kumaon Region in Uttar Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Study of the effects of office-based employment on the status of women, conducted in Trivandrum City, 1976.".
- catalog abstract "On the life and work of Sanjay Ganhi, 1946-1980, son of Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister, and political activist.".
- catalog abstract "Study of the influence of Indian civilization on Asia and Europe.".
- catalog abstract "Name rendering, in verse, of Kali, Hindu deity.".
- catalog abstract "From the Blurb: The last century and a quarter has been one of the most fertile periods for poetry in Europe and there has been a corresponding increase in interest among English-speaking readers. Although the debate about whether poetry is translatable continues, John Pilling believes that this growing readership is evidence of a substratum present in every poetic utterance which enables it to survive and withstand translation. Indeed, it would be a remarkable linguist who could tackle all the writers included here in their original language, and it would be an enormous loss to refuse to do otherwise. Apart from the five main European tongues-French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian-the study includes poets writing in Portuguese, Serbo-Croat, Polish and Greek. The book opens with a consideration of the great French poets Baudelaire, Mallarme, Verlaine, Rimbaud, who must be the starting point of any survey of modern European poetry. The author goes on to consider the brilliant generation of Russians writing before and during the Revolution-Akhmatova, Mandelstam, Tsvetaeva, Mayakovsky. He does not, however, neglect the more diverse strands in the rest of Europe including, for the purposes of this study, the important work being done in Spanish America by Paz, Neruda and Borges. For each poet the author gives a brief outline of his or her life and major publications, then a more detailed consideration of their poetic oeuvre, placing it in its context. There is also a very detailed and extensive bibliography. The book is aimed at the non-specific reader who wants a straightforward guide to a diverse and very rich area of contemporary writing. Above all it is intended to encourage the reader to return to, or discover for the first time, the poetry itself.".
- catalog abstract "A textbook history of the African country which became independent from Britain in 1980, with exercises and projects to reinforce concepts.".
- catalog abstract "Written especially for this volume by experts in psychology, linguistics, anthropology, and education, these essays present the essence of particular programs of research: a look at emotional behavior during infancy; the significance of parental speech patterns in English- and Spanish- speaking families; research on the development of perception and memory among children; studies of the influence of nutrition on children; inquiries into the universality of Piaget's theories; articles on formal versus informal schooling; an investigation of moral development. These and other essays in Culture Perspectives on Child Development offer first-hand accounts of research that will be of interest to students and professionals in psychology and social anthropology.".
- catalog abstract "The emergence of a tradition - Early prose narrative: mythical tales - Kings and heroes: the Ulster cycle - Fionn macCumhaill and the Fiana - After the Normans.".
- catalog abstract "Records, reports and participant evaluations from the Program of Instruction for Lawyers, 1980-1992.".
- catalog abstract "The less-known personalities of the Bible are rich in instruction, and it has been the ardent endeavour of the author to educe from their stories lessons of encouragement and of admonition for our modern lives. The purpose of these sermons is distinctly practical, yet the aim has been to make each study as exhaustive, homiletically and expositorally, as possible. - Prefatory note.".
- catalog abstract "A collection of stories celebrating the Jewish tradition in many different places and different times, some reconstructed from actual events, some based on tradition, and some fictional in form.".
- catalog abstract "Aux yeux de l'auteur, "Desseins" constitue l'édition définitive de ses poèmes de 1961 à 1966. Il a eu la sagesse d'effectuer une sélection parmi ses oeuvres de jeunesse et de ne proposer que ce qui lui semblait le meilleur. D'autres poètes également publiés dans la collection "Rétrospectives" auraient du adopter cette ligne de conduite... L'ouvrage contient: un choix de poèmes tirés de certains recueils ("Pour chanter dans les chaînes", "Le pain quotidien", etc.); l'intégrale de trois recueils ("Apatride", "Mère", "Erosions"); quatre pièces non reprises dans les recueils; des poèmes inédits (environ 75 pages). Inspiration souvent amoureuse. Présentation sobre et aérée.".
- catalog abstract "Study of Dravidian culture and its place in Hindu civilization.".
- catalog abstract "On the Persian and Urdu poetry of Sir Muhammad Iqbal, 1877-1938.".
- catalog abstract "Sociocultural and political history.".
- catalog abstract "On Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, b. 1888, Indian philosopher and statesman.".
- catalog abstract "Anthropo-historical study of Mithila, Bihar, and Mahakoshal, Madhya Pradesh.".
- catalog abstract "Study of Vedic phonology.".
- catalog abstract "On the life and works of Brindavan Lal Verma, 1889-1969, Hindi litterateur.".
- catalog abstract "On the 1846 massacre in Kathmandu marking the beginning of Rana rule in Nepal.".
- catalog abstract "Digest of ordeals in Hindu law; with editorial introduction.".
- catalog abstract "RKO Radio Pictures existed in an atmosphere of almost chaos, from its optimistic beginnings in 1928 until it collapsed into ruins at the hands of Howard Hughes nearly 30 years later. Yet in that show history RKO made some of the greatest films and featured some of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood.".
- catalog abstract ""Judaism, development and life" guides readers through the history, evolution, life patterns, institutions, practices, customs, and current expressions of Judaism. This text assumes no prior knowledge about Judaism or the Bible, making it ideal for introductory courses. The only other book necessary to understanding this book is the Bible itself. A chapter on Zionism and the State of Israel includes up-to-date information about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.".
- catalog abstract "Biography of Elizabeth McCallum who lived in various parts of B.C., Alberta and the NWT in the early 20th century.".
- catalog abstract "Beginning with the death in 323 B.C. of Alexander the Great, the archetypal hero, and ending with Cleopatra, the supreme product of a society that devoted novel attention to women, this book covers developments in politics, science, medicine, philosophy, literature, the fine arts, and the role of women.".
- catalog abstract "A backstage view of the Stratford Festival's 1980 production of King Lear starring Peter Ustinov.".